Something New to Worry About

Two of the dumbest stories I saw today in the six minutes I've been able to watch TV:

From Oprah (whose word I usually take as gospel): her entire show today was "shoe and handbag makeovers". She and her fashion editor and a couple of stylists had a shoe intervention. I learned that wearing the wrong pair of shoes can make your feet look fat. Great, thanks a lot Oprah. I was just worried about my butt and thighs...now I have to worry about my feet, too!

On a sidenote: is it just me or do these makeover shows always give ladies the most unrealistic new look? I mean, granted, the ladies usually do look better and I'm all for updating one's look, but when the most important thing about your favorite pair of shoes is that they're comfy and don't pinch your bunions, is the stylist really doing you a favor by putting you into 4" leopard-print, peeptoe stilletos?

From the BBC and the amazingly awful Trisha Goddard Show, which is a little like a combo of Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones: Is My Female Parrot a Lesbian? Apparently this woman's parrot hates her husband and constantly attacks him, so she (the wife, not the parrot) wanted to try to determine if her parrot is gay.

For real?

Comments

carrster said…
Ay yi yi!!! SERIOUSLY? That 2nd one sounds like a joke-subject! Wow.

and ditto on now worrying about fat feet. Lovely....
Mom said…
Well now, there's a whole new field to go into...helping animals come out. Much easier to deal with fat feet, I think. I say, thank God, I have feet!
Nicole B. said…
Rachel, its Nicole, Veve's friend...anyway, I love checking your blog :) And, one of the "shoe" makeovers on Oprah is my friend's cousin! Too funny. I forgot to tape it yesterday, might try to find it online. Her name was Michelle. Kind of funny, so I thought I'd share!
Dad said…
Come to think of it, I have seen some cows doing some strange things out in the field. Maybe they were gay? Hmm, food for thought, although it sounds like something Gary Larson might have cartooned.
Heidi said…
Wow. I haven't watched it yet.. Maybe if people look at my feet they wont look at my butt! Unless the child on hip makes my butt look big! Crazy!
Badger said…
I agree...when TLC's What Not to Wear makes over a mom of 6, they always say "these are versatile pieces you can wear to the playground AND to a dinner date with your husband". And it's usually a dress of some sort. Right...why don't you just get them out of the Pooh bear sweatshirt and Sponge Bob pajama pants and call it a victory?
Badger said…
P.S. Cole that is crazy!!

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